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SPONSORED ADVERTISING FEATURE Utilities face several challenges as they address an increasing number of outages. About 83% of major U.S. power outages between 2000 and 2021 were driven by weather-related events, according to Climate Central. As customers grapple with these rising power interruptions
The Port of Oakland, California, recently announced two critical achievements in its pursuit to become the “cleanest and greenest” port in the United States. In 2024, a record 86% of the electricity the Port provided to tenants and facilities came from renewable and zero-carbon sources. The Port
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has directed a number of state agencies to, among other things, implement a comprehensive analysis of how tariffs "will increase costs for electricity, natural gas, heating fuels and other essential energy sources across the state."
The Lower Colorado River Authority on Jan. 24 said that it will build a new peaker power plant in Central Texas to provide an additional 190 megawatts of dispatchable power to the Texas power grid.
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Nov. 17 adopted a five-year, statewide, $1 billion transportation electrification program.
The Village of Trempealeau, Wisconsin, has been awarded a $125,000 grant from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission through the Rural Energy Startup Program.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy on April 30 held a hearing on 14 bills related to grid reliability.
While the deployment of energy storage systems across the U.S. has grown dramatically in the U.S. in recent years, they are facing resistance in some communities where residents have voiced concerns over the risk of energy storage system fires and the amount of space required to install storage systems.
Missouri River Energy Services on Aug. 7 announced that it has submitted a facility permit application to the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission to construct the Toronto Power Plant -- a natural gas-fired generating facility located two miles north of Toronto, South Dakota.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on June 16 launched two rulemakings aimed at improving the reliability of the bulk power system against the threats of extreme weather.